{"id":418233,"date":"2026-07-30T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/418233\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:12:08","slug":"former-csub-assistant-coach-kevin-mays-sentenced-to-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/418233\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CSUB assistant coach Kevin Mays sentenced to four years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The former CSU Bakersfield assistant basketball coach,<a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/search?find=Kevin+Mays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Kevin Mays<\/a>, has been sentenced to four years after pleading no contest to three felony charges.<\/p>\n<p>The three felony charges were pimping\/prostitute, possessing child sexual abuse material, and possessing a controlled substance while armed.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/csub-assistant-coach-charged-for-child-pornography-adding-to-11-existing-charges-kern-county-district-attorneys-office-bakersfield-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CSUB assistant coach charged for child pornography, adding to 11 existing charges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mays was arrested after a Bakersfield Police Department investigation into allegations that he trafficked a woman across California, Oregon and Washington. Police said the investigation began after an anonymous tip on Aug. 3, 2025, and detectives later connected Mays to the victim through a Washington state traffic stop involving a rental car registered in his name, online advertisements, and evidence that she was staying in a Sacramento hotel room booked under his name. Police said with help from the Sacramento Police Department&#8217;s Human Trafficking Unit, detectives contacted the woman, who allegedly identified Mays as her trafficker.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"{p}Kevin Mays PHOTO: CSUB{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6104debf-6bb9-4e6a-9822-d57a866cdec8-maysphoto.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police took Mays into custody on Sept. 4, 2025, after serving search warrants on his vehicle and apartment near CSUB.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Mays was booked on multiple charges, including human trafficking, pimping and pandering, weapons violations and drug offenses. Additional charges for possession of child pornography were later added.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/sentencing-set-for-ex-csub-coach-kevin-mays-after-no-contest-plea-records-court-crime-bakersfield-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sentencing set for ex-CSUB coach Kevin Mays after no-contest plea: Records<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Mays <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/sentencing-set-for-ex-csub-coach-kevin-mays-after-no-contest-plea-records-court-crime-bakersfield-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pleaded no contest<\/a> in court to three felony charges: pimping\/prostitute, possessing child sexual abuse material, and possessing a controlled substance while armed.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kevin Mays in court for his sentencing on July 30, 2026. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/33d93957-38eb-4270-9676-561b1c8a2629-Sequence_MILLS_KEVINMAYSSENTENCING_0001_frame_536.jpeg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Mays in court for his sentencing on July 30, 2026. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>On July 30th, he was sentenced to four years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 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